Relationships and connections

Question 1

4 flows influencing demographic

Answer 1

flows of people:

flows of ideas:

flows of resources:

flows of money and investment:

Question 2

how do flows of people affect demographics on a local and global scale

Answer 2

local: younger people moving from towns to cities for jobs
e. g. youth moving form Uckfield, East Sussex due to high housing prices leaving an ageing population behind

Global: mass migration from North Africa to Europe leaving a gender imbalance in some host towns as most migrants are male

Question 3

how do flows of people affect cultural character of a place

Answer 3

local: people bring aspects of their culture with them as they migrate
e. g. 20th centaury mass migration from commonwealth countries to the UK introduced new languages ,religions and food

Question 4

how do flows of people affect economics on a local and global scale

Answer 4

local: increase in tourist can change the most profitable sector for an areas.
e. g. Cornwall used to be a fishing town and know it is a popular tourist destination - change from primary to the tertiary sector

Question 5

how do flows of money and investment affect demographics on a local and global scale

Answer 5

local: governments can invest in certain places in order to attract more people to live there and attract TNCs
e.g. 1981 developments of London Docklands Development Corporations
caused the population in the area to doubled between 1981 and the 2000

Question 6

how do flows of money and investment affect cultural character of a place

Answer 6

local: foreign investment and TNCs introduce culture via companies
e. g. US fast food companies like KFC, McDonalds and Pizza hut
- in Japan having KFC on Christmas has become a tradition

Question 7

how do flows of money and investment affect economics on a local and global scale

Answer 7

local: process of gentrification: investment into a local area in order to attract more wealthy people
- positive impact: investment in financial industry has made the city of London wealthy
- negative impact: reduced investment in has led to the decline in the UK’s primary industries- deindustrialization in south wales

Question 8

how do flows of ideas and resources affect demographics on a local and global scale

Answer 8

global: ideas of birth control spread and caused a reduction in birth rates

from five children per woman in 1968 to just 2.5 in 2017

-the UNFPA (united nations populations fund) was set up to spread ideas and knowledge about birth control and share resources

Question 9

how do flows of ideas and resources affect economics on a local and global scale

Answer 9

outward flow of local products and natural resources

• products grown and consumed nationally or regionally can be exported internationally for a profit
  e. g. Scottish whisky industry has grown to be one if the largest industries due to international export providing an income for the remote islands distilleries are located

Question 10

where can we see past connections change as countries develop

Answer 10

• London and New York were connected in the past as major cities via the sea trade routes
• this helped them become more wealthy, attract more people and gain influence and links with other countries
• now the two are connected as global centers of trade finance and culture with large diverse populations. connections are now closer due to the internet and the ability to travel by air

Question 11

how was the UK able to develop in the past

Answer 11

• UKs location enabled the development of many settlements
• e.g. Sheffield was located at the confluence of two rivers near iron and coal ore reserves

-during the industrial revolution large industrial cities were able to develop as they were globally connected via the trading of goods resulting in the mass rural to urban migration

• today some old industrial centers remain as large cities
• e.g. Sheffield became a major center of the steel industry, trading cutlery globally. this attracted workers making Sheffield a major population center

Question 12

how did the deindustrialization lead to the UK’s current level of development

Answer 12

20th centaury: closure of factories due to increased automation, competition from abroad and the moving of factories to developing countries where labour is cheaper

• cities remained as large population centers but global connections decreased due to loss of trade causing economic and social decline
• e.g. steel and mining industries in Sheffield collapsed in the 1970s and 1980s which resulted in factories being abandoned and mass unemployment and consequently a reduction in population